[Advisors] Re: [CommunityInformaticsCanada] What happens when the adoption money runs out?
James Van Leeuwen
jvl at ventus.ca
Mon, 5 Nov 2012 14:10:14 -0700
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Susan,
this is extraordinarily timely for me, and I'm grateful you've brought =
it to my attention.
I have opportunities this month to engage key decision makers in the =
Alberta Government and the oil sands industry with a community broadband =
proposition focused on First Nations and rural/remote communities more =
broadly.
My collaborator is Craig Dobson of TaylorWarwick Consulting, who has =
played key technical roles in advancing the FTTH initiative in Olds.=20
Craig now serves on the Board of Directors for community-owned Olds =
Fibre Ltd.
I was already planning to draw attention to K-Net, but I will instead =
draw attention to First Mile and *all* of the community initiatives =
across the country that are involved.=20
This gives me added leverage that could be instrumental in securing the =
commitment and support needed from industry, government and other key =
stakeholders here in Alberta, especially leaders in Alberta's =
municipal/community sector.=20
FYI, the vision-driven initiative that Craig and I are working to =
advance is called PICTURE, an acronym for Putting ICT to Use in Rural =
Economies.=20
A key area of need will be peer-to-peer mentoring for community =
broadband champions here in Alberta, which I suspect you are squarely =
focused on.
I look forward to exploring how we can collaborate with First Mile going =
forward, and would welcome the opportunity to participate in your next =
videoconference.=20
Again, thank you for reaching out.
Kind regards,
James
James Van Leeuwen
Ventus Development Services
Pincher Creek, AB
(403) 627-8427
On 2012-11-05, at 9:29 AM, "Susan O'Donnell" <susanodo@unb.ca> wrote:
> Hi thanks James,
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> By bringing up community fibre initiatives you've provided me with an =
excellent opportunity to promote one of the research / outreach projects =
I'm involved in, the First Mile, with partners Simon Fraser University =
and Keewaytinook Okimakanak, the First Nations Education Council, and =
Atlantic Canada's First Nation Help Desk. The project website has more =
than 50 stories and videos of First Mile projects (what the article you =
circulated refers to as the Last Mile of broadband infrastructure). =
Several of the communities profiled are in the process of rolling out =
their own local fibre networks and in fact these activities are well =
underway in First Nations in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic region. =
The website also has a report based on a comprehensive literature review =
and community consultations:
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> http://firstmile.ca
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> Rob McMahon, a PhD candidate at Simon Fraser U who has been working on =
the project since the start is the lead author of a journal publication =
discussing the concept in detail as to how First Mile relates to First =
Nation communities in Canada. The journal article can be accessed here:
> http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol2/iss2/2/
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> Our sister research project, VideoCom, has a number of articles =
discussing the First Mile concept in the context of particular First =
Nation communities, including:
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> Kitigan Zibi First Nation in Quebec:
> http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=3D1722&chapterid=3D1989=
>=20
> Fort Severn First Nation in Ontario:
> http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=3D1722&chapterid=3D1441=
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> I hope anyone interested in this topic will take the time to visit =
some of these links. Good luck with your own activities James... if you =
see any value in discussing strategy with our project let me know. We =
meet every month by multi-site videoconference to discuss strategy and =
next steps.
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> Best,
> Susan
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> Dr. Susan O'Donnell, Researcher and Adjunct Professor=20
> Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick=20
> PO Box 1122, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5C2=20
> susanodo@unb.ca
> Office: 506-444-0374=20
> Cell: 506-238-7572=20
> http://videocom.firstnation.ca
> http://firstmile.ca
> From: cracin-canada-owner@vancouvercommunity.net =
[cracin-canada-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] on behalf of James Van =
Leeuwen [jvl@ventus.ca]
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 12:14 PM
> To: advisors@tc.ca Advisors; Cracin Vancouver; =
broadbandcommunitychampions-list@vancouvercommunity.net listserv
> Subject: [CommunityInformaticsCanada] What happens when the adoption =
money runs out?
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> Thought this might be of interest to CAP site operators:
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> =
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gigabitnation/2012/11/12/what-happens-when-th=
e-adoption-grant-money-runs-out
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> The host of GigaBit Nation, Craig Settles, recently did a write-up on =
the community-owned FTTH network that is now operating in the community =
of Olds, AB (attached).=20
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> This and other community fibre initiative could provide us with some =
of the most effective leverage for advancing the community broadband =
agenda in Canada.
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> Is anyone interested to discuss strategy?
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> JvL
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> About the CRACIN Discussion Mailing List
> cracin-canada @ vancouvercommunity.net
> Purpose: news + discussion related directly to CRACIN research=20
> Members: Core Research Team + graduate students + others who are =
(becoming) directly involved with CRACIN research activities (e.g. other =
government partners, private sector partners, and those invited based on =
their expression of interest). It is the main ongoing forum for CRACIN =
research discussion.
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-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Susan,<div><br></div><div>this =
is extraordinarily timely for me, and I'm grateful you've brought it to =
my attention.</div><div><br></div><div>I have opportunities this month =
to engage key decision makers in the Alberta Government and the oil =
sands industry with a community broadband proposition focused on First =
Nations and rural/remote communities more =
broadly.</div><div><br></div><div>My collaborator is Craig Dobson of =
TaylorWarwick Consulting, who has played key technical roles in =
advancing the FTTH initiative in =
Olds. </div><div><br></div><div>Craig now serves on the Board of =
Directors for community-owned Olds Fibre =
Ltd.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I was already planning to =
draw attention to K-Net, but I will instead draw attention to First Mile =
and *all* of the community initiatives across the country that are =
involved. </div><div><br></div><div>This gives me added leverage =
that could be instrumental in securing the commitment and support needed =
from industry, government and other key stakeholders here in Alberta, =
especially leaders in Alberta's municipal/community =
sector. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>FYI, the =
vision-driven initiative that Craig and I are working to advance is =
called PICTURE, an acronym for Putting ICT to Use in Rural =
Economies. </div><div><br></div><div>A key area of need will be =
peer-to-peer mentoring for community broadband champions here in =
Alberta, which I suspect you are squarely focused =
on.</div><div><br></div><div>I look forward to exploring how we can =
collaborate with First Mile going forward, and would welcome the =
opportunity to participate in your next =
videoconference. </div><div><br></div><div>Again, thank you for =
reaching out.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Kind =
regards,</div><div><br></div><div>James</div><div><br></div><div><br></div=
><div>James Van Leeuwen</div><div>Ventus Development =
Services</div><div>Pincher Creek, AB</div><div>(403) =
627-8427</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><=
div>On 2012-11-05, at 9:29 AM, "Susan O'Donnell" <<a =
href=3D"mailto:susanodo@unb.ca">susanodo@unb.ca</a>> wrote:</div><br =
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font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; ">Hi thanks James,<br><br>By =
bringing up community fibre initiatives you've provided me with an =
excellent opportunity to promote one of the research / outreach projects =
I'm involved in, the First Mile, with partners Simon Fraser University =
and Keewaytinook Okimakanak, the First Nations Education Council, and =
Atlantic Canada's First Nation Help Desk. The project website has more =
than 50 stories and videos of First Mile projects (what the article you =
circulated refers to as the Last Mile of broadband infrastructure). =
Several of the communities profiled are in the process of rolling out =
their own local fibre networks and in fact these activities are well =
underway in First Nations in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic region. =
The website also has a report based on a comprehensive literature review =
and community consultations:<br><br><a href=3D"http://firstmile.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">http://firstmile.ca</a><br><br>Rob McMahon, a PhD =
candidate at Simon Fraser U who has been working on the project since =
the start is the lead author of a journal publication discussing the =
concept in detail as to how First Mile relates to First Nation =
communities in Canada. The journal article can be accessed here:<br><a =
href=3D"http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol2/iss2/2/" =
target=3D"_blank">http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol2/iss2/2/</a><br><br>Our =
sister research project, VideoCom, has a number of articles discussing =
the First Mile concept in the context of particular First Nation =
communities, including:<br><br>Kitigan Zibi First Nation in =
Quebec:<br><a =
href=3D"http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=3D1722&chapte=
rid=3D1989" =
target=3D"_blank">http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=3D1722&=
amp;chapterid=3D1989</a><br><br>Fort Severn First Nation in =
Ontario:<br><a =
href=3D"http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=3D1722&chapte=
rid=3D1441" =
target=3D"_blank">http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/mod/book/view.php?id=3D1722&=
amp;chapterid=3D1441</a><br><br>I hope anyone interested in this topic =
will take the time to visit some of these links. Good luck with your own =
activities James... if you see any value in discussing strategy with our =
project let me know. We meet every month by multi-site videoconference =
to discuss strategy and next =
steps.<br><br>Best,<br>Susan<br><div><br><div style=3D"font-family: =
Tahoma; font-size: 13px; ">Dr. Susan O'Donnell, Researcher and Adjunct =
Professor<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Department=
of Sociology, University of New Brunswick<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>PO Box 1122, =
Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5C2<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a =
class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" =
href=3D"mailto:susanodo@unb.ca">susanodo@unb.ca</a><br>Office: =
506-444-0374<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Cell: =
506-238-7572<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a =
class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" =
href=3D"http://videocom.firstnation.ca">http://videocom.firstnation.ca</a>=
<br><a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" =
href=3D"http://firstmile.ca">http://firstmile.ca</a><br></div></div><div =
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wner@vancouvercommunity.net</a><span =
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wner@vancouvercommunity.net</a>] on behalf of James Van Leeuwen [<a =
href=3D"mailto:jvl@ventus.ca">jvl@ventus.ca</a>]<br><b>Sent:</b><span =
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What happens when the adoption money runs =
out?<br></font><br></div><div></div><div><div class=3D"BodyFragment"><font=
size=3D"2"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; ">Thought this might be of =
interest to CAP site operators:<br><br><a =
href=3D"http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gigabitnation/2012/11/12/what-happens=
-when-the-adoption-grant-money-runs-out" =
target=3D"_blank">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gigabitnation/2012/11/12/wh=
at-happens-when-the-adoption-grant-money-runs-out</a><br><br><br>The =
host of GigaBit Nation, Craig Settles, recently did a write-up on the =
community-owned FTTH network that is now operating in the community of =
Olds, AB (attached). <br><br>This and other community fibre =
initiative could provide us with some of the most effective leverage for =
advancing the community broadband agenda in Canada.<br><br><br>Is anyone =
interested to discuss =
strategy?<br><br>JvL<br><br><br></span></font></div><div =
class=3D"BodyFragment"><font size=3D"2"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
">About the CRACIN Discussion Mailing List<br>cracin-canada @ <a =
href=3D"http://vancouvercommunity.net">vancouvercommunity.net</a><br>Purpo=
se: news + discussion related directly to CRACIN =
research <br>Members: Core Research Team + graduate students + =
others who are (becoming) directly involved with CRACIN research =
activities (e.g. other government partners, private sector partners, and =
those invited based on their expression of interest). It is the main =
ongoing forum for CRACIN research =
discussion.<br><br><br> </span></font></div></div></div></div></div><=
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